Early Hall Discussion:

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I think there are 2 shoo-ins and three other deserving candidates of the upcoming ballot:

Todd Helton got of 72% last year and nobody who has received that high a percentage did not get in.

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Adrian Beltre can be viewed as a career accumulator, but 3,000 hits still gets you a golden pass.

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Andruw Jones was arguably the best centerfielder of his time and perhaps the second best ever.

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Billy Wagner, admittedly, is my personal favorite, but was a dominate left-hander closer for an extended period...for closers anyway.

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Joe Mauer actually played almost as many games as a first basemen as he did as a catcher, but he won multiple batting championships and a MVP.

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crowded field this year but I only see Helton and Beltre.
Next year I would say Jones.
I am not a Wagner fan
To me Mauer is borderline but I would not be upset if he was in or not.